DEMPSON LIMITED
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Cash
£83K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£2.4M
lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
61
lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.6M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-13.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,376,430 | £11,619,880 | £15,179,758 | £11,193,646 | £9,652,239 | — | |
| Operating profit | £86,658 | £36,041 | £642,833 | -£627,203 | -£1,243,614 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£71,601 | -£187,610 | £261,454 | -£1,577,233 | -£1,610,882 | — | |
| Net profit | £26,534 | £34,182 | £188,310 | -£1,671,024 | -£1,610,882 | — | |
| Cash | £75,019 | £123,456 | £32,507 | £65,604 | £82,528 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,348,376 | £4,602,810 | £3,982,563 | £3,569,191 | £648,324 | — | |
| Net assets | £423,644 | £495,656 | £970,796 | -£715,698 | -£2,427,580 | — | |
| Equity | £423,644 | £495,656 | £970,796 | -£715,698 | -£2,427,580 | — | |
| Average employees | 91 | 89 | 89 | 80 | 61 | — | |
| Wages | £2,216,594 | £2,251,070 | £2,542,155 | £2,257,058 | £2,409,148 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £168,766 | £160,680 | £171,432 | £184,208 | £103,704 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 15 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 0.3% | 4.2% | -5.6% | -12.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.2% | -14.9% | -16.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.0% | 0.8% | 16.1% | -17.6% | -191.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 91.4% | 107.5% | 130.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.82x | 0.84x | 0.57x | |
| Interest cover | 0.47x | 0.17x | 1.74x | -1.46x | -3.33x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- DEMPSON LIMITED 2014-02-14 → present
- DEMPSON CROOKE LIMITED 2007-10-09 → 2014-02-14
- DEMPSON PACKAGING LIMITED 1993-07-01 → 2007-10-09
- FIBRE CONVERTERS LIMITED 1962-01-04 → 1993-07-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- DEMPSON LIMITED · parent
- R.S. Crooke Holdings Limited
- Dempson Bosna d.o.o
- Fleurwrap Limited
- R.S. Crooke & Co. (Paper Sales) Limited
- Osmond Hartley & Son Limited
Significant events
- “Due to continued difficult trading conditions Dempson Limited entered into a Creditors Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) with the creditors of the company on 17 February 2025.”
- “Subsequent to the year end, CCS McLays completed its acquisition of the majority shareholding in Dempson on May 6th 2025.”
- “The CVA entered into on February 17th 2025 was completed on February 12th 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATZAUER, Jonathan | Secretary | 1999-04-16 | — | British |
| BERCOVITCH-KATZAUER, Zoe | Director | 2025-05-06 | Oct 1965 | British |
| HALL, Ian Clarkson | Director | 2025-05-06 | Aug 1962 | British |
| KATZAUER, Jonathan | Director | 1994-03-22 | Jul 1966 | British |
| THOMPSON, Michael John | Director | 2025-05-06 | Jul 1956 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Samuel | Secretary | — | 1999-04-16 |
| BAKER, David John | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| BAKER, Eric | Director | 1993-06-14 | 2002-03-31 |
| JAMES, Jean | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| KATZAUER, Abraham | Director | — | 2002-06-30 |
| KATZAUER, Eva | Director | — | 2000-07-13 |
| KATZAUER, Martin | Director | 2013-11-06 | 2025-05-06 |
| MILLEN, Jeanette | Director | 2002-06-30 | 2007-03-26 |
| PERKINS, Neal David | Director | 2013-11-06 | 2023-10-31 |
| SMITH, Samuel | Director | — | 1999-04-16 |
| WOOLF, Lewis | Director | — | 1999-03-24 |
| WRIGHT, David | Director | 2005-09-29 | 2013-11-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elisabeth Elsa Moller | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-05-06 | Ceased 2025-05-06 |
| Mr Martin Katzauer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-05-06 | Ceased 2025-05-06 |
| Mr Jonathan Katzauer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-05-06 | Active |
| Ccs Mclays Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-06 | Active |
| H Young (Plastics) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-17 | CVA4 | insolvency | Liquidation voluntary arrangement completion | |
| 2025-09-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.